Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi accused Democrats at a debate Tuesday night of weaponizing her recent remark about attending a "public hanging" at the invitation of a local rancher. [Read More]

Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and the Kansas Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced planned construction improvements to the North Junction of two interstates in Wichita, expected to cost millions. [Read More]

Former top aide to President Donald Trump, Anthony Scaramucci, claimed that all of the stories coming out about the White House are probably leaks from former counsel Don McGahn. The first story was that the president wanted to prosecute Hillary Clinton and James Comey. McGahn reportedly talked Trum... [Read More]

China arrested 576 people accused of smuggling waste into the country in the first 10 months of the year, state news agency Xinhua said, part of its efforts to enforce a ban on low-grade trash imports. [Read More]

Seattle police arrested a 34-year-old man they suspected of intentionally setting at least eight fires started early Tuesday morning in North Seattle, all within two hours. Officers responded to 911 calls that reported fires in neighborhoods around Green Lake, police said in a statement. A fence, shed, outhouse, trees and the side of a house were all damaged by the fires. Police said the first two fires were set in Phinney Ridge and Wallingford, while four more were around Green Lake Park. [Read More]

The Latest on a U.S. Senate special election runoff in Mississippi (all times local):7:45 p.m.A white Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi has apologized for complimenting a supporter by saying she would attend a "public hanging" if he invited her to one.In a debate Tuesday night, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said she was apologizing to anyone offended by her comments. She says... [Read More]

City officials on Tuesday advanced three separate incentive policies to subsidize the development of two hotels and an expanded tractor supply store.With a unanimous vote, the City Council granted Mayor Walt Maddox the authority to negotiate a finalized deal with True North Hotel Group, which is seeking to build an AC Hotels by Marriott in downtown Tuscaloosa.The developers are seeking a $4 million incentive package to offset costs associated with placing much of the development's... [Read More]